Yankees pitcher Nathan Eovaldi allowed four runs on seven hits, including a home run, in New York's 6-4 win over the Mets Sunday.
Eovaldi got off to a rocky start in the first inning when he allowed a lead off home run to Curtis Granderson. Then, Eovaldi allowed an RBI double to Daniel Murphy, bringing home Juan Lagares. Eovaldi's issues continued into the third when he allowed back-to-back doubles, which brought home two more runs.
"We were scoring runs early and it's frustrating having to go to the bullpen so early, that I couldn’t go further in the game," Eovaldi said to MLB.com. "But the bullpen has been awesome."
After recording a strikeout in the fifth, Eovaldi allowed Lagares to reach on an infield single and was pulled. He recorded six strikeouts with no walks and now boasts a 4.15 ERA in 21 2/3 innings.
"I thought he was up in the zone a little bit," Girardi said of Eovaldi. "He didn’t have great command of his off-speed tonight. They hit some balls pretty hard early and scored two quick runs. And it all happened with two outs. He just struggled getting that third out."
Evoladi, who remains 1-0, will look to get back on track Saturday against the Red Sox.